Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Hong Kong, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Hong Kong stood at 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Hong Kong peaked at 0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Hong Kong 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1999 | 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0948 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1539 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -90.9% |
| 2021 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +74.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +526.9% |
| 2024 | 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +526.9% | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -90.9% | 0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2022 | +74.3% | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0948 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 60 Malaysia 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Costa Rica 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Turkey 0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Estonia 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Austria 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Moldova 0.0513 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Hong Kong?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Hong Kong was 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Hong Kong rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Hong Kong ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.